Glenn Parent, the third-generation owner of Parent Sanitation, has the company doing exactly what he wants it to do: pumping. The company limits its services to pumping septic tanks and grease traps.
Parent Sanitation, in Dayville, Connecticut, used to offer broader septic services. Founded in 1945, the company did a lot of septic tank installations, inspections, repairs and rooter work, but now Parent Sanitation sticks to pumping. Glenn says he decided to restrict the work to pumping because, at 63, he is slowing down a little.
But in fact, business hasn’t slowed down for the company. Despite the smaller menu
